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New Jersey Library Districts Ranked by Expenditures

Normalized from state-comptroller audits and annual financial reports. Every agency is a live report card — click through for peer percentiles, fund balance, and distress indicators.

Cohort size 294
Median expenditures $869K
25th–75th percentile $396K  –  $1.7M
Total spend $519.1M
  1. #1
    Ocean County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 636,202
    Expenditures $43.2M
    Revenue $40.5M
  2. #2
    Somerset County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 224,243
    Expenditures $18.7M
    Revenue $19.0M
  3. #3
    Mercer County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 168,771
    Expenditures $16.1M
    Revenue $16.1M
  4. #4
    Monmouth County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 425,110
    Expenditures $14.5M
    Revenue $16.6M
  5. #5
    Newark Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 311,549
    Expenditures $13.4M
    Revenue $11.3M
  6. #6
    Jersey CITY FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 292,449
    Expenditures $12.0M
    Revenue $16.9M
  7. #7
    Burlington County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 363,983
    Expenditures $11.5M
    Revenue $12.7M
  8. #8
    Camden County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 324,221
    Expenditures $10.1M
    Revenue $11.6M
  9. #9
    CAPE MAY County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 82,791
    Expenditures $9.5M
    Revenue $16.1M
  10. #10
    Atlantic County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 214,422
    Expenditures $8.3M
    Revenue $8.8M
  11. #11
    Morris County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 509,285
    Expenditures $6.9M
    Revenue $7.2M
  12. #12
    Edison Township FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 107,588
    Expenditures $6.6M
    Revenue $6.6M
  13. #13
    Sussex County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 124,621
    Expenditures $6.4M
    Revenue $6.5M
  14. #14
    Gloucester County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 114,460
    Expenditures $6.2M
    Revenue $6.0M
  15. #15
    Hunterdon County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 118,700
    Expenditures $6.0M
    Revenue $8.6M
  16. #16
    Princeton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 30,681
    Expenditures $6.0M
    Revenue $5.9M
  17. #17
    Woodbridge Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 103,639
    Expenditures $5.5M
    Revenue $6.4M
  18. #18
    Hoboken Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 60,419
    Expenditures $5.3M
    Revenue $6.1M
  19. #19
    Elizabeth FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 137,298
    Expenditures $4.5M
    Revenue $4.6M
  20. #20
    EAST Brunswick Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 49,715
    Expenditures $4.5M
    Revenue $4.6M
  21. #21
    Middletown Township Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 67,106
    Expenditures $4.4M
    Revenue $5.0M
  22. #22
    Monroe TWP Public Library/middlesex
    FY 2023 pop. 48,594
    Expenditures $4.4M
    Revenue $4.2M
  23. #23
    EAST Orange Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 69,612
    Expenditures $4.2M
    Revenue $4.4M
  24. #24
    Warren County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 74,508
    Expenditures $4.1M
    Revenue $5.3M
  25. #25
    Paramus Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 26,698
    Expenditures $4.0M
    Revenue $4.3M
  26. #26
    RUTH L. Rockwood Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 31,330
    Expenditures $3.8M
    Revenue $3.4M
  27. #27
    Montclair Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 40,921
    Expenditures $3.8M
    Revenue $4.2M
  28. #28
    Clifton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 90,296
    Expenditures $3.7M
    Revenue $4.3M
  29. #29
    Cherry HILL FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 74,553
    Expenditures $3.6M
    Revenue $3.3M
  30. #30
    Paterson FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 159,732
    Expenditures $3.5M
    Revenue $4.0M
  31. #31
    South Brunswick Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 47,043
    Expenditures $3.5M
    Revenue $3.8M
  32. #32
    Ocean CITY FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,229
    Expenditures $3.5M
    Revenue $6.2M
  33. #33
    Wayne Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 54,838
    Expenditures $3.5M
    Revenue $4.0M
  34. #34
    Parsippany-troy Hills Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 56,162
    Expenditures $3.4M
    Revenue $3.9M
  35. #35
    Morristown-morris TWP Joint Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 43,154
    Expenditures $3.3M
    Revenue $3.3M
  36. #36
    Johnson FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 46,030
    Expenditures $3.2M
    Revenue $3.1M
  37. #37
    Hamilton Township FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 92,297
    Expenditures $3.2M
    Revenue $3.6M
  38. #38
    Millburn FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 21,710
    Expenditures $3.2M
    Revenue $5.9M
  39. #39
    Franklin TWP Public Library/somerset
    FY 2023 pop. 68,364
    Expenditures $3.1M
    Revenue $4.6M
  40. #40
    FORT LEE FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 40,191
    Expenditures $3.1M
    Revenue $3.3M
  41. #41
    Plainfield FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 54,586
    Expenditures $3.0M
    Revenue $2.8M
  42. #42
    Westfield Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 31,032
    Expenditures $3.0M
    Revenue $3.1M
  43. #43
    Piscataway Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 60,804
    Expenditures $2.9M
    Revenue $5.5M
  44. #44
    Teaneck Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 41,246
    Expenditures $2.9M
    Revenue $3.0M
  45. #45
    OLD Bridge Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 66,876
    Expenditures $2.8M
    Revenue $3.8M
  46. #46
    Ridgewood Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 25,979
    Expenditures $2.8M
    Revenue $2.9M
  47. #47
    Mahwah FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 25,487
    Expenditures $2.6M
    Revenue $2.9M
  48. #48
    Avalon FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,243
    Expenditures $2.6M
    Revenue $4.7M
  49. #49
    Maurice M. PINE FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 34,927
    Expenditures $2.6M
    Revenue $2.6M
  50. #50
    Summit FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,719
    Expenditures $2.5M
    Revenue $2.9M
  51. #51
    Bernards Township Library
    FY 2023 pop. 27,830
    Expenditures $2.5M
    Revenue $2.6M
  52. #52
    Union FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 59,728
    Expenditures $2.5M
    Revenue $3.3M
  53. #53
    Secaucus FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,181
    Expenditures $2.4M
    Revenue $2.4M
  54. #54
    Atlantic CITY FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 38,497
    Expenditures $2.4M
    Revenue $2.7M
  55. #55
    Mount Laurel Library
    FY 2023 pop. 44,633
    Expenditures $2.4M
    Revenue $2.6M
  56. #56
    Chathams Joint FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 20,195
    Expenditures $2.3M
    Revenue $2.4M
  57. #57
    Bayonne FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 71,686
    Expenditures $2.3M
    Revenue $3.1M
  58. #58
    Cliffside PARK FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 25,693
    Expenditures $2.3M
    Revenue $1.4M
  59. #59
    Englewood FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 29,308
    Expenditures $2.2M
    Revenue $2.4M
  60. #60
    NEW Brunswick FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 55,266
    Expenditures $2.1M
    Revenue $2.2M
  61. #61
    Linden FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 43,738
    Expenditures $2.1M
    Revenue $2.7M
  62. #62
    Maplewood Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 25,684
    Expenditures $2.1M
    Revenue $2.2M
  63. #63
    North Bergen FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 63,361
    Expenditures $2.1M
    Revenue $3.8M
  64. #64
    WEST Orange FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 48,843
    Expenditures $2.1M
    Revenue $2.4M
  65. #65
    Bloomfield Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 53,105
    Expenditures $2.1M
    Revenue $2.1M
  66. #66
    Margaret E. Heggan FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 48,677
    Expenditures $2.1M
    Revenue $2.1M
  67. #67
    Trenton FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 90,871
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $2.3M
  68. #68
    LONG Branch FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 31,667
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $2.5M
  69. #69
    Plainsboro FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 24,084
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $2.0M
  70. #70
    Neptune Township Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 28,061
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $2.0M
  71. #71
    Sayreville FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 45,345
    Expenditures $1.9M
    Revenue $2.0M
  72. #72
    Madison Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 16,937
    Expenditures $1.8M
    Revenue $2.0M
  73. #73
    Lyndhurst FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,519
    Expenditures $1.8M
    Revenue $1.4M
  74. #74
    Moorestown Library
    FY 2023 pop. 21,355
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $2.2M
  75. #75
    Rahway Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 29,556
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $1.6M
  76. #76
    Margate CITY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,317
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $1.9M
  77. #77
    WEST NEW YORK FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 52,912
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $1.2M
  78. #78
    Scotch Plains Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 24,968
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $1.7M
  79. #79
    Wyckoff FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 16,585
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $1.7M
  80. #80
    Passaic Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 70,537
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $1.9M
  81. #81
    Montville Township Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,450
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.9M
  82. #82
    Rockaway Township FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 25,341
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.8M
  83. #83
    Bergenfield FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 28,321
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.6M
  84. #84
    Cranford Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,625
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.8M
  85. #85
    Vineland Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 60,780
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.7M
  86. #86
    Irvington Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 61,176
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.6M
  87. #87
    Nutley FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 30,143
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.8M
  88. #88
    Tenafly FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 15,409
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.7M
  89. #89
    Franklin Lakes FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,079
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.7M
  90. #90
    Perth Amboy FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 55,436
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $1.3M
  91. #91
    Louis BAY 2ND Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,637
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $1.6M
  92. #92
    North Brunswick FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 43,905
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $1.9M
  93. #93
    South Orange Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,484
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $1.5M
  94. #94
    Roxbury Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,950
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $1.7M
  95. #95
    Randolph Township FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 26,504
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.7M
  96. #96
    South Plainfield FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 24,338
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.6M
  97. #97
    Ramsey FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,798
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.5M
  98. #98
    Kearny Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 41,999
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.9M
  99. #99
    Mount Olive Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 28,886
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.4M
  100. #100
    Matawan-aberdeen Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 28,894
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.4M